Tinsmiths Cuttings Blog
With over 20 years of experience supplying fine fabrics to customers across the UK, and a Bespoke team with a long history of working on both private homes and prestigious, design-led commissions, Tinsmiths has developed a deep and practical understanding of textiles and how they perform in real interiors.
The Tinsmiths Cuttings blog focuses on fabrics and made-to-measure curtains and blinds, offering considered advice, technical insight and inspiration to help you choose the right cloth for your project; from understanding fabric qualities and weights to selecting window treatments that sit beautifully within your space.
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Curtains for Mark Hearlds York home
An Artists home It was with enormous pleasure that the Tinsmiths team set about making curtains for our friend Mark…
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Sheer Curtain Fabrics
What Are Sheer Curtains? Sheer curtains are made from lightweight sheer fabrics, often with an open-weave structure that gently filters…
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Roman Blinds vs Soft Roman Blinds: What’s the Difference & Which Fabrics Work Best?
Roman blinds are a timeless window treatment, offering a tailored alternative to curtains while still bringing warmth and texture to…
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Choosing the Right Curtain Heading: A Guide from Tinsmiths
The curtain heading — sometimes overlooked — plays a vital role in how your curtains look, move, and even fit…
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The Advantages of Extra Wide Fabrics
Everything you need to know about Extra Wide furnishing fabrics and why you should consider using them. There are a…
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Making a Pair of Cottage Curtains in a Day
My introduction to curtain making by Daisy Cameron-Eveleigh, On discovering the windows in my new cottage bedroom are without curtains,…
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Door Curtain Benefits
A well-considered door curtain is worth it’s weight in gold. It will: Thermal Gain A well made pair of curtains…
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Q&A – Meet our New Fabric Showroom Assistant
Let us introduce you to the latest member of the Tinsmiths team, Nicki. Since she joined us in the Autumn…
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Of the Same Stripe – Tinsmiths’ Ticking Fabric
Acquiring its’ name from the Greek theka and Latin tica both meaning covering, ticking fabric is a tightly woven simple…
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Tinsmiths Made to Measure – Handmade Curtains and Blinds
Tinsmiths Made to Measure service Tinsmiths has always had a dedicated group of curtain-makers quietly working away in our sewing rooms.…
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Ticking Fabrics
Ticking fabric was traditionally a very densely woven cotton herringbone or twill weave cloth used for making mattress & pillow…